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Public Goods - Sea Walls in Japan

Geoff Riley

11th March 2018

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The public good nature of sea walls as a protection against tsunami risk is illustrated really well in this superb photoshoot from Japan.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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